Numbers 20:5:7Num.20.5.W7TAB

הָרָ֖ע

hara

“the evil”

Transliteration: ha-RA
Extended: hah-RAA
IPA: /haːˈraʕ/

Meaning by language

English: the evil

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result

הָ + רָ֖ע

↓

ha + ra

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hara

Alphabet Analysis

	He	h as in house; silent at word end
	Qamets	long 'ah'
	Resh	r guttural, like the French r
	Qamets	long 'ah'
	Ayin	deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal

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Word in context

word
ha-RA
phraseyour reading level
el-ha-ma-KOM ha-RA
clause
ve-la-MA he-e-li-TU-nu mi-mits-RA-yim le-ha-VI o-TA-nu el-ha-ma-KOM ha-RA ha-ZEH
sentence
ve-la-MA he-e-li-TU-nu mi-mits-RA-yim le-ha-VI o-TA-nu el-ha-ma-KOM ha-RA ha-ZEH LO me-KOM ZE-ra u-te-e-NA ve-GE-fen ve-ri-MON u-MA-yim A-yin lish-TOT

Exegesis

The phrase hamakom {הַמָּקוֹם | ham·mā·qôm} hara {הָרָע | hā·rāʿ} hazzeh {הַזֶּה | ha·zzēh} ‘this evil place’ employs appositive sequence for emphasis.

In context — Numbers 20:5

And why did you bring us up from Egypt to bring us to this evil place? It is not a place of grain, figs, vines, or pomegranates , nor is there water to drink.

About this coordinate

Numbers 20:5:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Numbers 20:5, so the Hebrew word הָרָ֖ע (hara) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Num.20.5.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.20.5.W7.S1) and character.

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